dartsndeacs
THE quintessential dwarf
WFU Waldo got SERVED
No he didn't. DCDeac (Pilchard, really) is basically saying that WF got a tougher draw because VT happened to play a better game against us than ND did the year before....but that is after the fact, and had nothing to do with the draw. It should be obvious by comparing what the two teams (ND '13 & VT '14) had done prior to that last game against us that ND was the tougher draw. The fact that VT played a better game against a Manning-coached team than ND did against a Bz-coached team doesn't mean VT was a tougher draw...and is an integral part of the coaching comparison here.....but DCDeac & Pilchard are completely omitting that from consideration because their entire single-minded goal...and that of just about every other poster here...was and is to paint the situation in a way that would make Manning look as good as possible and Bz look as bad as possible.
I made the mistake of re-watching the game and not to pile on the guy, but....Rountree has no business being on the court. He's a terrible on-ball defender and even worse in a zone. Hard to think he's more of a liability on offense than defense, but watching the game again and after other performances earlier in the year I'd have to say that's the case.
Wouldn't shed a tear if Rountree, Rondale and Washington were all gone next year. Hate saying that because they're Deacs but just don't belong on an ACC team that's trying to repair itself...
Talent=recruiting, *effort=recruiting and coaching, **low IQ=coaching? Is that how others see it?
It's too early too judge Manning on bench coaching but I hope he will use multiple defenses in the future . Roy and K had great success with zones yesterday. The zone press of Duke is new this year and worked well against WFU and NCSU. Roy used the 1-3-1 trap twice with good results as well. The basic man to man used by Manning every possession didnt impress me much .No he didn't. DCDeac (Pilchard, really) is basically saying that WF got a tougher draw because VT happened to play a better game against us than ND did the year before....but that is after the fact, and had nothing to do with the draw. It should be obvious by comparing what the two teams (ND '13 & VT '14) had done prior to that last game against us that ND was the tougher draw. The fact that VT played a better game against a Manning-coached team than ND did against a Bz-coached team doesn't mean VT was a tougher draw...and is an integral part of the coaching comparison here.....but DCDeac & Pilchard are completely omitting that from consideration because their entire single-minded goal...and that of just about every other poster here...was and is to paint the situation in a way that would make Manning look as good as possible and Bz look as bad as possible.
There is no doubt that Manning is and will be a much, much better recruiter than Bz....and since talent is probably the most important (though not only) factor in power conference college basketball today, that gives Manning a big advantage over Bz in achieving success here. However, I personally feel that once you get to bench coaching....achieving results with the players you have on the floor....Bz is still a better bench coach than Manning. And that doesn't say so much for Bz as it does for Manning, because comparing someone's bench coaching to Manning is setting the bar pretty low. So you have two different factors here: recruiting & coaching. That was true for Prosser & Gaudio as well....both of whom were very good to great recruiters, but only mediocre to poor bench coaches.
What WF...or any other school in the power conferences....needs to really become competitive on a regular basis and achieve any degree of success in the post-season is a coach who is very good at both recruiting and coaching. And WF didn't have such as person in Prosser, Gaudio or Bz...and they don't have it in Manning. Recruiting may get you to the post-season, but you cannot win there without bench coaching.....and WF's record in post-season under Prosser & Gaudio is the proof of that. More specifically, you cannot advance very far in post-season play without having a coach who could teach (and motivate his team to play) defense....which has been WF's biggest problem during all of this time.